Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (4,587), followed by Greensboro (1,663), Fayetteville (1,413), Durham (1,262), and Raleigh (731).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in North Carolina, and the ranking of all cities in the US.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Aggravated Assault crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can also see this information for other states.
You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for North Carolina cities.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 4587 |
| 2 | Greensboro | 1663 |
| 3 | Fayetteville | 1413 |
| 4 | Durham | 1262 |
| 5 | Raleigh | 731 |
| 6 | High Point | 632 |
| 7 | Wilmington | 551 |
| 8 | Asheville | 467 |
| 9 | Burlington | 342 |
| 10 | Greenville | 321 |
| 11 | Rocky Mount | 285 |
| 12 | Monroe | 223 |
| 13 | Goldsboro | 208 |
| 14 | Henderson | 195 |
| 15 | Salisbury | 163 |
| 16 | Wilson | 140 |
| 17 | Laurinburg | 125 |
| 18 | Albemarle | 118 |
| 19 | Hickory | 106 |
| 20 | New Bern | 99 |
| 21 | Lexington | 91 |
| 22 | Concord | 84 |
| 22 | Roanoke Rapids | 84 |
| 23 | Hope Mills | 83 |
| 24 | Reidsville | 79 |
| 25 | Wadesboro | 77 |
| 26 | Kannapolis | 75 |
| 27 | Oxford | 72 |
| 28 | Cary | 67 |
| 29 | Eden | 66 |
| 30 | Morganton | 64 |
| 30 | Whiteville | 64 |
| 31 | Elizabeth City | 62 |
| 32 | Washington | 57 |
| 33 | Williamston | 56 |
| 34 | Waynesville | 53 |
| 35 | Huntersville | 51 |
| 36 | Smithfield | 49 |
| 37 | Lenoir | 48 |
| 38 | Roxboro | 45 |
| 39 | Mooresville | 44 |
| 40 | Garner | 43 |
| 40 | Red Springs | 43 |
| 40 | Siler City | 43 |
| 41 | Pineville | 42 |
| 41 | Selma | 42 |
| 42 | Apex | 37 |
| 42 | Kernersville | 37 |
| 43 | Mint Hill | 36 |
| 44 | Havelock | 35 |
| 45 | Ahoskie | 33 |
| 45 | Hendersonville | 33 |
| 46 | Newton | 32 |
| 47 | Aberdeen | 31 |
| 47 | Chapel Hill | 31 |
| 47 | Mebane | 31 |
| 47 | Southern Pines | 31 |
| 48 | Edenton | 29 |
| 48 | Matthews | 29 |
| 49 | Plymouth | 28 |
| 50 | Dunn | 27 |
| 51 | Hillsborough | 26 |
| 52 | Butner | 25 |
| 52 | Morehead City | 25 |
| 53 | Clayton | 24 |
| 54 | Carolina Beach | 23 |
| 54 | Knightdale | 23 |
| 55 | Benson | 22 |
| 55 | Forest City | 22 |
| 55 | Pittsboro | 22 |
| 56 | Wrightsville Beach | 21 |
| 57 | Farmville | 19 |
| 57 | Mount Olive | 19 |
| 57 | Rockingham | 19 |
| 58 | Enfield | 17 |
| 58 | Waxhaw | 17 |
| 58 | Zebulon | 17 |
| 59 | Holly Springs | 16 |
| 59 | Louisburg | 16 |
| 59 | Troy | 16 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | 16 |
| 59 | Windsor | 16 |
| 60 | Boone | 15 |
| 60 | Elizabethtown | 15 |
| 60 | Valdese | 15 |
| 61 | Canton | 13 |
| 61 | Cherryville | 13 |
| 61 | Dallas | 13 |
| 61 | Fuquay-Varina | 13 |
| 61 | Maggie Valley | 13 |
| 61 | Nags Head | 13 |
| 61 | Stallings | 13 |
| 62 | Kill Devil Hills | 12 |
| 62 | Murphy | 12 |
| 63 | Bessemer City | 11 |
| 63 | North Wilkesboro | 11 |
| 63 | Oak Island | 11 |
| 64 | Gibsonville | 10 |
| 64 | Marion | 10 |
| 64 | Marshville | 10 |
| 65 | Morrisville | 9 |
| 65 | Wilkesboro | 9 |
| 66 | Brevard | 8 |
| 66 | Creedmoor | 8 |
| 66 | Fairmont | 8 |
| 66 | Raeford | 8 |
| 67 | Hertford | 7 |
| 67 | Hudson | 7 |
| 67 | Lowell | 7 |
| 68 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 6 |
| 68 | Four Oaks | 6 |
| 68 | Kings Mountain | 6 |
| 68 | Pinehurst | 6 |
| 68 | Robersonville | 6 |
| 68 | Sylva | 6 |
| 68 | Winterville | 6 |
| 69 | Atlantic Beach | 5 |
| 69 | Black Mountain | 5 |
| 69 | Burgaw | 5 |
| 69 | Davidson | 5 |
| 69 | East Spencer | 5 |
| 69 | Erwin | 5 |
| 69 | King | 5 |
| 69 | Mocksville | 5 |
| 69 | Pine Level | 5 |
| 69 | Spencer | 5 |
| 70 | Biscoe | 4 |
| 70 | Cape Carteret | 4 |
| 70 | Elon | 4 |
| 70 | Haw River | 4 |
| 70 | Holly Ridge | 4 |
| 70 | Manteo | 4 |
| 70 | Newport | 4 |
| 70 | Rockwell | 4 |
| 70 | Snow Hill | 4 |
| 71 | Banner Elk | 3 |
| 71 | Chocowinity | 3 |
| 71 | Long View | 3 |
| 71 | Rowland | 3 |
| 71 | Shallotte | 3 |
| 71 | Warrenton | 3 |
| 71 | Wendell | 3 |
| 72 | Cleveland | 2 |
| 72 | Granite Falls | 2 |
| 72 | Highlands | 2 |
| 72 | Weaverville | 2 |
| 72 | Youngsville | 2 |
| 73 | Bunn | 1 |
| 73 | Carthage | 1 |
| 73 | Columbus | 1 |
| 73 | Kitty Hawk | 1 |
| 73 | Ocean Isle Beach | 1 |
| 73 | Southport | 1 |
| 73 | Swansboro | 1 |
| 73 | West Jefferson | 1 |
| 74 | Bailey | 0 |
| 74 | Bald Head Island | 0 |
| 74 | Beech Mountain | 0 |
| 74 | Belhaven | 0 |
| 74 | Biltmore Forest | 0 |
| 74 | Cooleemee | 0 |
| 74 | Drexel | 0 |
| 74 | Duck | 0 |
| 74 | Fair Bluff | 0 |
| 74 | Indian Beach | 0 |
| 74 | Kenansville | 0 |
| 74 | Maysville | 0 |
| 74 | Middlesex | 0 |
| 74 | Murfreesboro | 0 |
| 74 | Newland | 0 |
| 74 | Princeton | 0 |
| 74 | Rutherfordton | 0 |
| 74 | Southern Shores | 0 |
| 74 | Sugar Mountain | 0 |
| 74 | Troutman | 0 |
| 74 | Whispering Pines | 0 |